Showing 18 items matching "the hitler war 1939 - 1945"
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Moorabbin Air MuseumMagazine - Aviation history, The First Fifty Years of Powered Flight
... ...The Hitler war 1939 - 1945...Aviation history The peaceful years 1903-1913 The Kaiser war 1914 - 1918 The restless years 1919 - 1938 The Hitler war 1939 - 1945 The new thrust 1946 - 1953 The Wright Flyer Review of 270 significant aircraft reprinted from Flight magazine or 11/12/1953 Magazine The First Fifty Years of Powered Flight Magazine Aviation history ...Review of 270 significant aircraft reprinted from Flight magazine or 11/12/1953Magazinenon-fictionReview of 270 significant aircraft reprinted from Flight magazine or 11/12/1953the peaceful years 1903-1913, the kaiser war 1914 - 1918, the restless years 1919 - 1938, the hitler war 1939 - 1945, the new thrust 1946 - 1953, the wright flyer -
Lara RSL Sub BranchBook, Australia in the War of 1939-1945 CIVIL Volume 2 Author Paul Hasluck The Government and the People of 1942-1945, First published 1970
... Maps, illustrations and photographs The development and significant events of Australian politics during 1942-1945 fall of singapore south west pacific command bombs on australian soil macarthur macarthur takes command industrial - coal austerity manpower difficulties 1943 elections san francisco conference the end of hitler's war john curtin is dead the surrender of japan Australian War Memorial Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - The Government and the People 1942-45 Australia in the War of 1939-1945 CIVIL Volume 2 Author Paul Hasluck The Government and the People of 1942-1945 Book ...This book is a follow one from the first volume written by Paul Hasluck. Maps, illustrations and photographsThe development and significant events of Australian politics during 1942-1945Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - The Government and the People 1942-45Australian War Memorialfall of singapore, south west pacific command, bombs on australian soil, macarthur, macarthur takes command, industrial - coal, austerity, manpower difficulties, 1943 elections, san francisco conference, the end of hitler's war, john curtin is dead, the surrender of japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bettina Stagneth et al, Eichmann before Jerusalem: The unexamined life of a mass murderer, 2014
... Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960, as an overworked bureaucrat who had been following orders - no more, he said, than 'just a small cog in Adolf Hitler's extermination machine'. war criminals - germany - biography world war ii 1939-1945 - atrocities A total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'. ...A total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'.Bibliography, index, notes, p.424.non-fictionA total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'. war criminals - germany - biography, world war ii, 1939-1945 - atrocities -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Usborne Publishing, Under a war torn sky, 2001
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges woeld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - fiction war stories - juvenile fiction After his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Henry Forester of Richmond, Virginia, strives to walk across occupied France, with the help of the French Resistance, in hopes of rejoining his unit. map, p.295. ...After his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Henry Forester of Richmond, Virginia, strives to walk across occupied France, with the help of the French Resistance, in hopes of rejoining his unit.map, p.295.fictionAfter his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Henry Forester of Richmond, Virginia, strives to walk across occupied France, with the help of the French Resistance, in hopes of rejoining his unit.woeld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - fiction, war stories - juvenile fiction -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Harper Collins, Tobruk, 2006
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – North Africa Siege of Tobruk Peter FitzSimons, Australia's most beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. ...Peter FitzSimons, Australia's most beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. the AIF's defence of the harbour city of tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's historyIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.580.non-fictionPeter FitzSimons, Australia's most beloved popular historian, focuses on one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15 000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-fl ung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. the AIF's defence of the harbour city of tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time, as against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's historyworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa, siege of tobruk -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Dept. of Veterans' Affair, Greece and Crete, 2011
... war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – greece world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia During World War II Greek independence was once again threatened. In October 1940, seeking to make Italy the master of the eastern Mediterranean, Benito Mussolini's armies invaded Greece, only to find themselves beaten back by the Greeks. Unfortunately for Greece, this setback for his Italian ally made the German leader, Adolf Hitler ...During World War II Greek independence was once again threatened. In October 1940, seeking to make Italy the master of the eastern Mediterranean, Benito Mussolini's armies invaded Greece, only to find themselves beaten back by the Greeks. Unfortunately for Greece, this setback for his Italian ally made the German leader, Adolf Hitler, turn his attention to the possible danger to Germany's ambitions from the Greeks, particularly if they should seek support from Britain. In March 1941, British support became a reality when a military expedition called 'Lustre Force', which included Australian troops, was dispatched to Greece from Egypt. ...more than 60,000 British and Dominion servicemen and women ... fought in Greece between November 1940 and May 1941, among them some 17,000 Australians and 16,700 New Zealanders. What circumstances had brought these men and women from half a world away to the aid of the Greeks?Ill, maps, p.220.non-fictionDuring World War II Greek independence was once again threatened. In October 1940, seeking to make Italy the master of the eastern Mediterranean, Benito Mussolini's armies invaded Greece, only to find themselves beaten back by the Greeks. Unfortunately for Greece, this setback for his Italian ally made the German leader, Adolf Hitler, turn his attention to the possible danger to Germany's ambitions from the Greeks, particularly if they should seek support from Britain. In March 1941, British support became a reality when a military expedition called 'Lustre Force', which included Australian troops, was dispatched to Greece from Egypt. ...more than 60,000 British and Dominion servicemen and women ... fought in Greece between November 1940 and May 1941, among them some 17,000 Australians and 16,700 New Zealanders. What circumstances had brought these men and women from half a world away to the aid of the Greeks?world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – greece, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Penguin, Tobruk 1941, 2009
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – North Africa Siege of Tobruk 1941 March 1941. The Allied forces have suffered one brutal defeat after another. For Hitler's ...March 1941. The Allied forces have suffered one brutal defeat after another. For Hitler's forces the conquest of Egypt, and the rich oil fields of the Middle East, lie next on the horizon. All that stand in their way are a few Australian brigades defending a town called Tobruk. For eight months the Australian Imperial Forces defended the North African coastal fortress, battling almost unbeatable odds in the dust and the heat of the Libran desert. Under the command of General Morshead, the troops used unorthodox methods and sheer grit to withstand the superior might of General Rommel's elite 'Afrika KorpsIndex, maps, p.414.non-fictionMarch 1941. The Allied forces have suffered one brutal defeat after another. For Hitler's forces the conquest of Egypt, and the rich oil fields of the Middle East, lie next on the horizon. All that stand in their way are a few Australian brigades defending a town called Tobruk. For eight months the Australian Imperial Forces defended the North African coastal fortress, battling almost unbeatable odds in the dust and the heat of the Libran desert. Under the command of General Morshead, the troops used unorthodox methods and sheer grit to withstand the superior might of General Rommel's elite 'Afrika Korpsworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa, siege of tobruk 1941 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Max Hastings, Armageddon: the battle for Germany, 2004
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - battles - germany world war 1939-1945 - history Armageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. ...Armageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. Max Hastings has researched archives in four countries and interviewed 170 witnesses to piece together a saga that is at once fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy of the twentieth century." "This book follows Max Hastings's earlier acclaimed studies of the Second World War, including Overlord and Bomber Command, in examining a great sweep of history with massive research and a host of new insights." "Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, men and women, old and very young, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.Index, ill, maps, p.584.non-fictionArmageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. Max Hastings has researched archives in four countries and interviewed 170 witnesses to piece together a saga that is at once fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy of the twentieth century." "This book follows Max Hastings's earlier acclaimed studies of the Second World War, including Overlord and Bomber Command, in examining a great sweep of history with massive research and a host of new insights." "Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, men and women, old and very young, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.world war 1939-1945 - battles - germany, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cassell, Hitler's U-boat war : the hunted, 1942-1945, 2000
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 –Naval operations - Britain U-Boats - Germany The second volume of this history covers the period 1942 - 1945 when the U boats suffered reverses and final defeat. Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.909. Hitler's ...The second volume of this history covers the period 1942 - 1945 when the U boats suffered reverses and final defeat.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.909.non-fictionThe second volume of this history covers the period 1942 - 1945 when the U boats suffered reverses and final defeat.world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations - britain, u-boats - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Macmillan, P.O.W. : Australian prisoners of war in Hitler's Reich, 2011
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Germany Prisoners of war - Australia Australians from every field of conflict in World War II found themselves as prisoners in Hitler's notorious Stalags, or prisoner of war camps. ...Australians from every field of conflict in World War II found themselves as prisoners in Hitler's notorious Stalags, or prisoner of war camps. Most were forced to labour in factories, down mines or on the land - often in conditions of enormous privation and hardship. All suffered from shortages, overcrowding and the mental strain of imprisonment. Peter Monteath's fascinating narrative history is exhaustively researched, and compelling in its detailed evocation.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.523.non-fictionAustralians from every field of conflict in World War II found themselves as prisoners in Hitler's notorious Stalags, or prisoner of war camps. Most were forced to labour in factories, down mines or on the land - often in conditions of enormous privation and hardship. All suffered from shortages, overcrowding and the mental strain of imprisonment. Peter Monteath's fascinating narrative history is exhaustively researched, and compelling in its detailed evocation.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany, prisoners of war - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Three Rivers Press, How Hitler could have won World War II : the fatal errors that led to Nazi defeat, 2000
... World war 1939-1945 - Germany - Military strategy...Adolf Hitler...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Germany - Military strategy Adolf Hitler - Military leadership Having already drawn both praise & controversy, this main selection for the Military Book Club continues to generate discussion among scholars & readers. ...Having already drawn both praise & controversy, this main selection for the Military Book Club continues to generate discussion among scholars & readers. Though histories of World War II are abundant, few of them examine the critical errors in Hitler's approach to the war that finally led to German defeat. Joining the ranks of "counterfactual" histories like the bestseller What If?, How Hitler Could Have Won World War II clearly shows what the consequences would have been for Hiltler, the Axis, & the world if he had chosen differently.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.337.Having already drawn both praise & controversy, this main selection for the Military Book Club continues to generate discussion among scholars & readers. Though histories of World War II are abundant, few of them examine the critical errors in Hitler's approach to the war that finally led to German defeat. Joining the ranks of "counterfactual" histories like the bestseller What If?, How Hitler Could Have Won World War II clearly shows what the consequences would have been for Hiltler, the Axis, & the world if he had chosen differently.world war 1939-1945 - germany - military strategy, adolf hitler - military leadership -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Muller, Hitlers pilot, 1958
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Third Reich Hans Baur - Biography Hans Baur was Adolf Hitler’s personal pilot, whose life and career offer a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the final days of the Führer. p.241. ...Hans Baur was Adolf Hitler’s personal pilot, whose life and career offer a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the final days of the Führer.p.241.non-fictionHans Baur was Adolf Hitler’s personal pilot, whose life and career offer a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Nazi regime and the final days of the Führer.world war 1939-1945 - third reich, hans baur - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, Blitzkrieg, 1977
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Poland Hitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses. ...Hitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionHitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - poland -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Hitlers high seas fleet, 1971
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany Battleships - Germany A history of the Kriegsmarine in World War Two Ill, p.159. Hitlers ...A history of the Kriegsmarine in World War TwoIll, p.159.non-fictionA history of the Kriegsmarine in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany, battleships - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, The conspirators 20th July 1944, 1971
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Underground Movements World War 1939-1945 - Resistance The plot to kill Hitler in July 1944 Ill, p.159. ...The plot to kill Hitler in July 1944Ill, p.159.non-fictionThe plot to kill Hitler in July 1944world war 1939-1945 - underground movements, world war 1939-1945 - resistance -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Hitler, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Biography...Adolf Hitler...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Biography Adolf Hitler - 1889-1945 The life and times of Third Reich leader Adolf Hitler Ill, maps, p.159. ...The life and times of Third Reich leader Adolf HitlerIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of Third Reich leader Adolf Hitlerworld war 1939-1945 - biography, adolf hitler - 1889-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Arnold, Hitler's ghettos : voices from a beleaguered society, 1939-1944, 2003
... 1939-1945 Holocaust - Personal narratives This book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'. Index, bib, map, p.358. Hitler's ...This book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'.Index, bib, map, p.358.non-fictionThis book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'. holocaust - jewish - 1939-1945, holocaust - personal narratives -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedNewspaper - My War - The Sun Supplement World War 2 Newpaper Front Pages, The Sun, 1989 - 1990
... World War 1939 - 1945 2768.02 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Hitlerism Amok In Poland 4th September 1939 2768.03 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - British Battlesink Sunk 16th October 1939 2768.08 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Stories Of Sydney's Triumph 22nd July 1940 2768.09 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - British Fighters Rout Raiders 17th September 1940 2768.10 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Frightfulness Raids In London 9th September 1940 2768.11 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Greeks Check Push Southward 1st November 1940 2768.12 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Bardia At Mercy Of A.I.F. 6th January 1941 2768.13 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - ANZAC Evacuation Of Greece 30th April 1941 2768.14 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Australians Fighting In Crete 24th May 1941 2768.15 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Battleship Bismarch Sunk 28th May 1941 2768.16 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Allied Forces March Into Syria 9th June 1941 2768.17 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Tobruk Men Battling South 29th November 1941 2768.19 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Cruiser Sydney Missing 1st December 1941 2768.20 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Japan Attacks U.S. 8th December 1941 2768.21 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - Britain Loses Two Battleships 11th December 1941 2768.24 - The Sun My War WWII Supplement - R.A.N. ...Collection of The Sun Supplement My War WWII (WWII) Newspapers (Missing a number of editions)world war 1939 - 1945
